Flipper backdrop
Action & Adventure•Drama•Family

The Best Episodes of Flipper Season 1

Every episode of Flipper Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Flipper Season 1!

Binge this in 16h 30m•Peaking at 7.5/10

Flipper is a 1995–2000 American family adventure drama series developed by E.F. Wallengren, Michael Nankin and Reuben Leder, a sequel to Jack Cowden's 1964–67 NBC series of the same name. In and around the Bal Harbor

Airs on
SyndicationPax TV
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons4

All1234

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Flipper Season 1 Episode 2 - Treasure Hunt
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    S1:E2

    Pirates blow up a yacht, inspiring a search for Spanish coins and threatening the dolphins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Flipper Season 1 Episode 22 - Flipper Speaks!
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E22

    After a diving accident, Keith's dolphin speech-synthesizer dominates his dreams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Flipper Season 1 Episode 14 - Hurricane
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    S1:E14

    Aphrodite goes into labor during a hurricane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Flipper Season 1 Episode 20 - Past Tense
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    S1:E20

    The brother of a man Keith helped send to prison plans a deadly revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Flipper Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.5/10(33 votes)

    S1:E1

    Dr. Keith Ricks returns to Florida to head an ocean research team...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Flipper Season 1 Episode 18 - The Girl Who Came to Dinner
    6.2/10(26 votes)

    S1:E18

    Mike finds Maya living alone with no food or electricity; Sydney takes an unwelcome interest in the institute.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Flipper

    READ
  7. Flipper Season 1 Episode 8 - Submersible (aka Yellow Submarine)
    6.0/10(20 votes)

    S1:E8

    A mermaid is spotted from a newly bought submarine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Flipper Season 1 Episode 5 - Kidnapped (1)
    5.8/10(27 votes)

    S1:E5

    Unscrupulous characters kidnap Flipper for a Cuban hotel's dolphin show.

    Director:Brian Trenchard-Smith
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Flipper Season 1 Episode 15 - Surf Gang
    5.6/10(21 votes)

    S1:E15

    A surfer dazzles Maya; a benefactor has eyes for Keith.

    Director:Gregory Prange
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Flipper Season 1 Episode 16 - Monkey Island
    5.6/10(20 votes)

    S1:E16

    Mike and Maya inadvertently bring back a deadly virus from forbidden Monkey Island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Flipper Season 1 Episode 3 - Green Freak
    5.5/10(33 votes)

    S1:E3

    An environmental terrorist targets the institute.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Flipper Season 1 Episode 7 - With Brothers Like This
    5.5/10(20 votes)

    S1:E7

    Keith and his brother, Sandy, battle shark poachers.

    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Flipper Season 1 Episode 12 - Pearl Maker
    5.5/10(20 votes)

    S1:E12

    Pam, Keith and Flipper discover criminals with genetically engineered oysters.

    Director:Chris Thomson
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Flipper Season 1 Episode 6 - Kidnapped Part Deux (2)
    5.4/10(23 votes)

    S1:E6

    Reluctant, kidnapped Flipper is scheduled to perform for Castro.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Flipper Season 1 Episode 17 - Menace to Seaciety
    5.4/10(24 votes)

    S1:E17

    Tracking devices indicate Flipper was responsible for two attacks on humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Flipper Season 1 Episode 13 - Missile Crisis
    5.1/10(21 votes)

    S1:E13

    Criminals want to salvage a nuclear missile from the ocean floor.

    Director:Chris Thomson
    Writers:Ali Adler, Terence Winter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Flipper Season 1 Episode 19 - Muddy Waters
    5.0/10(19 votes)

    S1:E19

    After contacting pollutants, a sick dolphin strands itself near the institute.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Flipper Season 1 Episode 10 - That's a Moray! (aka Skeleton Garden)
    4.9/10(19 votes)

    S1:E10

    After an underwater photographer and her pet moray turn up, so do a couple of corpses.

    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:Lee Goldberg

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Flipper Season 1 Episode 9 - F. Scott
    4.4/10(18 votes)

    S1:E9

    Mike tries to reunite his parents; an echolocation experiment fails.

    Director:Brendan Maher
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Flipper Season 1 Episode 4 - True Believer
    4.2/10(20 votes)

    S1:E4

    A philandering wife and her lover frame a tuna fisherman for dolphin-clubbing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Flipper Season 1 Episode 11 - Fish out of Water
    4.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E11

    Flipper and Pam try to help a plane-crash survivor.

    Director:Rob Stewart
    Writer:Jeffrey Stepakoff

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Flipper Season 1 Episode 21 - Sharks!
    4.0/10(17 votes)

    S1:E21

    A hotel owner seems unconcerned about sharks swimming near the beach.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Treasure Hunt" is the best rated episode of "Flipper" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/9/1995. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Flipper Speaks!".